Waist restrainer



Jan. 9, 1940. R. MCCABE WAIST RES'IVRAINER Filed'Aug. 19, 1,938

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selves. The outer portions of the band or belt 25 are also extendedforwardly over the elastic inserts or sections I4 and the sections I2and l0 around the sides and front of the device where one end isfastened as indicated at to a buckle 36. The free end of the other sideof the Vband or belt is engaged with the buckle 36 and constitutes anextensible portion 3l by which the device may be tightened centrallyaround the waist and abdomen from the opposite edges of the central backsection l1 so as to act practically entirely around the body. In orderto cause the front vsection l0 to more properly conform to the abdomenand assist in the reducing action, a pair of upwardly divergent pocketsv3,8 are secured upon opposite sides of the central front pocket 26 andconverge downwardlyY from points in spaced relation to thepocket 25 atthe top edge to the edges of the pocket at the boty is of specialbenefit in maintaining a graceful form'to the body and in confining theabdomen as a part of the restraining, supporting and reducing functions.u

In the use of the device, the band or belt 25 is loosened at the buckle36 and applied as a stepin being slippedupwardly over thelegs and hipsand adjusted to the body at and above the hips at the abdomen andwaistline, stomach or diaphragm to be restrained, held in or contractedand supported while permitting free and unrestricted movements of thebody in bending at the waist or otherwise, especially due to theflexible character of the construction and permitting free movements ofthe legs. A wide range of adjustment is permitted by reason of thesections of the belt or band -25 being extended through the loops at theback and folded upon themselves so as to effec-` tively draw the deviceinto a confined area at the anchored front portion and between the sameand the loops at the back due to the overlapping and divergent laceportions of the belt or band permittedby the buckle 36 or other suitableadjustable connectionfor the free ends of the belt. Owing to the factthat the laces are anchored intermediately of the ends thereof in backof the pocket 26, shifting of the laces is prevented so that the latterwill always lie iiat against the section I0 and assist the stays 21 and40 in maintaining the section l0 at and snugly conforming to the body atthe front, especially on account of the convergent relation of the lacesfrom the pocket26 to the end portions 34 of the band or belt' 25 to`whichthe extremities of the laces lare anchored as previouslydescribed.

While AI have illustrated and described the pr`eferred form ofconstruction for carrying my in'` claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: L

1. A waist restrainer comprising an inelastic body section with taperedends extending around the sides and toward the back of the wearer, aback section of inelastic material having a vertical stiffening member,elastic inserts between said back member and the ends of the bodysection, stiffening members at the front of the body section and a bodyrestrainingmember. connected to the back section and having overlappingpor-v tions consisting of inner and outer sections, the inner sectionbeing anchored at the front and the extremities of the other sections`being adjustably connected at the front.

2. A waist restrainer 4comprising an inelastic fabric body sectionhaving oppositely convex top and bottom edges tapering toward theirextremities and terminating in oppositely concave edge portions cut onreverse curves, an inelastic section at the back having yspaced verticalstays, elastic inserts in said body section and between the same and theback section, the back section being pliable between the stays andhaving loops at each side, an inelastic band extended through therloorpsand folded on itself with two end p0rtions extending forwardly aroundthe outside of the body section,'a vertical pocket centrally at thefront having a stay member and spaced eyelets on each side thereof,laces extended through said eyelets andanchored at'the back of the`pocket and stay member, the end portions of said laces being extendedto the inner ends of the band and anchored thereto, the overlyingportions of the band being adjustably connected at the ends thereof.

3. A waist restrainer comprising an inelastic fabric body section havingoppositely convex top and bottom edges tapering toward their extremitiesand terminating in oppositely concave edge portions cut onreversecurves, an inelastic section at the back having spaced verticalstays, elastic inserts in said `body section and between the same andthe back section, the back section `being pliable between the stays andhaving loops at each side, an inelasticv band extended through the loopsand `folded on itself with two end portions extending forwardly aroundthe outside of the body section, a vertical pocket centrally at thefront having a stay member and spaced eyelets on each side fthereof,laces extended through said eyelets and anchored at the back of thepocket and stay member, the end portions of said laces being extended tothe inner ends of the band and anchored thereto, the overlying portionsof the band'4 being adjustably connected Vvat the ends thereof, andoppositely inclined and `downwardly converging pockets with stay membersupon opposite sides of vthe vertical pocket and vstay member at thefront of the body section. y

4. A Vwaist restrainer comprising an inelastic fabric body sectionhaving oppositely convex top and bottom edges taperingf toward theirextremities and terminating in oppositely concave edge portions cut onreverse curves, an inelastic secat. each side, an inelastic bandextended through the loops andv folded on itself with two end portionsextending forwardly around the outside of Y the body section, and anadjustable buckle connection between the overlying end portions of theband at the front. g

5. A Waist restrainer including a body encircling portion having anadjustable belt comprising laces anchored at the front and sectionsconnected to the laces, said sections being folded upon themselves andanchored to the outer ends of the laces and slidably supported at theback of the body encircling portion, certain ends of said sections beingadjustablyv connected at the front. n

RALEIGH MCCABE.

